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Thu Dec-21-06 09:24 PM
Response to Reply #52 |
| 55. Could not possibly agree with that more |
| -Who here has been homeless? |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 06:43 PM |
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Kick because it's important to me |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 06:52 PM |
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dupe n/t |
H2O Man |
Dec-21-06 06:55 PM |
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Interesting post. |
H2O Man |
Dec-21-06 06:55 PM |
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Increasingly, a large number of elder peopleare now. |
bobbolink |
Dec-21-06 11:24 PM |
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That is the exact word, isn't it? It cries to heaven for vengeance - which |
KCabotDullesMarxIII |
Dec-22-06 03:26 PM |
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Unfortunately, the comeuppance is needed now---people are suffering. |
bobbolink |
Dec-22-06 05:01 PM |
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What makes it particularly infuriating to me is that they, above all |
KCabotDullesMarxIII |
Dec-22-06 06:41 PM |
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Absolutely, H20Man! |
antigop |
Dec-22-06 06:27 PM |
#124 |
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Homeless teens are called "couch jumpers" |
AngryOldDem |
Dec-22-06 07:24 PM |
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And they put on such a tough armor to shield themselves from the terror |
bobbolink |
Dec-23-06 12:20 AM |
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I do my best to not judge those in need |
qanda |
Dec-21-06 06:56 PM |
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I like the way you think |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 07:04 PM |
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luckily weve always had family during harder times |
TexasLady |
Dec-21-06 07:03 PM |
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Thanks TexasLady |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 07:06 PM |
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Jerry Springer won my heart one day - |
IndyOp |
Dec-21-06 07:25 PM |
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been there, done that, and thanks for your post |
MrCoffee |
Dec-21-06 07:05 PM |
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And to you, MrCoffee |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 07:07 PM |
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fantastic, and thanks for asking! |
MrCoffee |
Dec-21-06 07:08 PM |
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I was homeless for awhile during Poppy's regime |
htuttle |
Dec-21-06 07:40 PM |
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I'm that broke right now. |
tofunut |
Dec-21-06 07:07 PM |
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Oh, tofunut, I hope things improve for you |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 07:09 PM |
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Thanks for your kindness. |
tofunut |
Dec-21-06 07:15 PM |
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What kind of national service are you doing that is leaving you this |
IndyOp |
Dec-21-06 07:29 PM |
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I'm in AmeriCorps. |
tofunut |
Dec-21-06 09:21 PM |
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I did Americorps in NYC... |
druidity33 |
Dec-22-06 06:30 AM |
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Oh boy, that's a crazy commute. |
tofunut |
Dec-22-06 11:39 AM |
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We are working with Homeless Veterans |
Monkeyman |
Dec-21-06 07:09 PM |
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I know vets make up a large number of homeless |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 07:12 PM |
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Lived in a car for a couple of months in the early 70s |
eridani |
Dec-21-06 07:10 PM |
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I wound up homeless in a nasty divorce, we owned a company together |
BR_Parkway |
Dec-21-06 07:16 PM |
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I'm sorry you had to go through that |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 07:17 PM |
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I'm actually not sorry, I like who I am today so much more than who I |
BR_Parkway |
Dec-22-06 11:51 AM |
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Thanks for this post. I've never been homeless but I've always tried |
IndyOp |
Dec-21-06 07:17 PM |
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That's so true |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 07:20 PM |
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I am a Christian and as these types reflect that belief, just ask |
I_Make_Mistakes |
Dec-22-06 01:37 AM |
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Not how stupid they are; how blasphemous. Christ was born a poor man and |
KCabotDullesMarxIII |
Dec-22-06 03:22 PM |
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I have .... both homeless and penniless .... |
Trajan |
Dec-21-06 07:19 PM |
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Also, most people don't realize that they too are just a paycheck away from real poverty |
riderinthestorm |
Dec-21-06 07:19 PM |
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Thank you so much |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 07:21 PM |
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thank you, your post meant a lot to me. |
shireen |
Dec-21-06 07:21 PM |
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never homeless, but was scrounging for food near the end of some weeks. |
KG |
Dec-21-06 07:21 PM |
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if it makes you feel any better, there is a lot of hostility to |
mopinko |
Dec-21-06 07:30 PM |
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Yes, I have noticed that too |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 07:35 PM |
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I, too, have experienced homelessness. |
Karenina |
Dec-22-06 07:43 PM |
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Dec-21-06 07:42 PM |
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like i was saying.... |
mopinko |
Dec-21-06 10:16 PM |
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I just was thinking thats the smoke you see |
Monkeyman |
Dec-21-06 07:32 PM |
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What's wrong? Heartlessness. |
bobbolink |
Dec-22-06 12:29 AM |
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I was as a kid. Homeless and hungry poor. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Dec-21-06 07:33 PM |
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Sky, you've made almost every point in this post |
Oeditpus Rex |
Dec-21-06 07:45 PM |
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That means so much to me |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 07:50 PM |
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K&R |
LSK |
Dec-21-06 07:46 PM |
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Yes |
enigmatic |
Dec-21-06 07:53 PM |
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I've been Homeless |
Megahurtz |
Dec-21-06 07:54 PM |
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Oh skygazer, what a wonderful topic! |
laylah |
Dec-21-06 07:55 PM |
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I wish better things for you in 2007 as well |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 07:58 PM |
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Thanks for sharing your story. |
bigwillq |
Dec-21-06 07:57 PM |
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Bless you, will |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 08:01 PM |
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Food stamps |
rollopollo |
Dec-21-06 08:01 PM |
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.... |
skygazer |
Dec-21-06 08:02 PM |
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Well done and well written my friend! (nt) |
The Straight Story |
Dec-21-06 08:03 PM |
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I was homeless and hitchhiked around the country for a spell... |
kentuck |
Dec-21-06 08:11 PM |
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I have. And I totally agree with what you said. |
LibraLiz1973 |
Dec-21-06 08:25 PM |
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Your post was stunning. |
alittlelark |
Dec-22-06 12:12 AM |
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Thank you for telling your story |
skygazer |
Dec-22-06 05:52 PM |
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I am also strangely grateful for the experience |
LibraLiz1973 |
Dec-22-06 05:57 PM |
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Never closer than sleeping on a friend's couch in between jobs |
SmokingJacket |
Dec-21-06 08:27 PM |
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Lived In A Car For 8 1/2 Months Over Two Winters Including The Worst in Jersey In 20 Years Probably. |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Dec-21-06 08:41 PM |
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Lived in a camper for 2 years.Alchoholic (sober 12+ years now). |
Boxerfan |
Dec-21-06 08:41 PM |
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One word for you... |
Texas Explorer |
Dec-21-06 08:51 PM |
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I have been there too |
unsavedtrash |
Dec-21-06 08:58 PM |
#51 |
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grew up dirt poor. been homeless. used food stamps. the whole 9 yards. |
nashville_brook |
Dec-21-06 09:05 PM |
#52 |
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Could not possibly agree with that more |
LibraLiz1973 |
Dec-21-06 09:24 PM |
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I was never actually homeless, |
6000eliot |
Dec-21-06 09:07 PM |
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Thank you so much, that was an extremely powerful post. |
MN Against Bush |
Dec-21-06 09:36 PM |
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Not to mention the businesses that "leach"... Halliburton, anyone? |
bobbolink |
Dec-22-06 12:33 AM |
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I am very aware that if my parents did not have the money I would have been |
Maraya1969 |
Dec-21-06 10:31 PM |
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Homeless due to family illness. |
rosesaylavee |
Dec-21-06 10:34 PM |
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I have been both |
me b zola |
Dec-21-06 10:45 PM |
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When my husband was in the Marine Corp in the early 80's |
GenDem |
Dec-21-06 10:46 PM |
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Was homeless once.. |
badgerpup |
Dec-21-06 10:59 PM |
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One of the best posts I've ever read. |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Dec-21-06 11:16 PM |
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I was homeless once. |
ThomCat |
Dec-21-06 11:18 PM |
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Our most basic assumptions are our life's work; they're not something |
KCabotDullesMarxIII |
Dec-22-06 04:50 PM |
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K&R and no |
nam78_two |
Dec-21-06 11:32 PM |
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Crimes against humanity |
Jcrowley |
Dec-21-06 11:38 PM |
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"If I was a dog, would you help me?" sign held by homeless person |
bobbolink |
Dec-21-06 11:41 PM |
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I ate, gobbled and stashed the leftovers from patron diners plates |
Veganistan |
Dec-21-06 11:41 PM |
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When I was a kid, we went "camping" sometimes in the car |
dmesg |
Dec-21-06 11:49 PM |
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That's something I only realised late in life. |
KCabotDullesMarxIII |
Dec-22-06 05:04 PM |
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I experienced poverty as a child. |
mzmolly |
Dec-22-06 12:04 AM |
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Unbelievable as it sounds, it gets even worse... |
bobbolink |
Dec-22-06 12:41 AM |
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yes and no |
hfojvt |
Dec-22-06 12:56 AM |
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Me |
Lilith Velkor |
Dec-22-06 01:19 AM |
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Was homeless once. |
uppityperson |
Dec-22-06 01:23 AM |
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Been steadily slipping toward homelessness for the last three years. |
vickitulsa |
Dec-22-06 01:31 AM |
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Yep |
Downtown Hound |
Dec-22-06 02:55 AM |
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Yes, and there's no place like home. |
Philosoraptor |
Dec-22-06 05:04 AM |
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We have too |
notadmblnd |
Dec-22-06 06:25 AM |
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I have, skygazer. |
democrank |
Dec-22-06 06:46 AM |
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K & R. |
jarab |
Dec-22-06 08:12 AM |
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This actually touches on something I was have been thinking about. |
olafvikingr |
Dec-22-06 09:04 AM |
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It's the pervasive myth of "scam artists" out there trying to get our money that drives me nuts. |
BleedingHeartPatriot |
Dec-22-06 09:38 AM |
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Me. n/t |
byronius |
Dec-22-06 10:04 AM |
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I have. 40 years ago. |
Seabiscuit |
Dec-22-06 10:07 AM |
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I hope you didn't have dependents and failed them out of a false |
KCabotDullesMarxIII |
Dec-22-06 05:35 PM |
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I haven't the foggiest idea why you posted this. |
Seabiscuit |
Dec-22-06 09:40 PM |
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Merry Christmas |
Irishonly |
Dec-22-06 10:16 AM |
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My family and I are homeless now |
Freeusfromthechurch |
Dec-22-06 10:55 AM |
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I'm "house sitting" for my infirm mom. |
BleedingHeartPatriot |
Dec-22-06 11:27 PM |
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I was |
Richard D |
Dec-22-06 11:05 AM |
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I was homeless for short periods years ago |
blues90 |
Dec-22-06 12:20 PM |
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Lived in my minivan for two years. Housed now, but still desperately poor... |
chaska |
Dec-22-06 12:43 PM |
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I am currently homeless |
mandyky |
Dec-22-06 12:49 PM |
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Your amazing Mandy |
LibraLiz1973 |
Dec-22-06 06:06 PM |
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I've been homeless, but always had a car, which helped. nt |
petgoat |
Dec-22-06 01:46 PM |
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Yes, lived in a car with 2 children in the late 70s. I would be now |
jwirr |
Dec-22-06 02:06 PM |
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I promise to do that very thing |
madokie |
Dec-22-06 02:08 PM |
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Christmas celebrates the Holy Family. I think you're rightly celebrating your |
KCabotDullesMarxIII |
Dec-22-06 05:51 PM |
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Thank you. |
jwirr |
Dec-22-06 10:58 PM |
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me.... |
mike_c |
Dec-22-06 02:29 PM |
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I have. |
MinneapolisMatt |
Dec-22-06 02:33 PM |
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Great post! |
Cleita |
Dec-22-06 03:10 PM |
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I always try to make contact with the homeless people I see |
Canuckistanian |
Dec-22-06 05:03 PM |
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I have |
SemperEadem |
Dec-22-06 05:15 PM |
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I'm in the club, |
dumpbush |
Dec-22-06 05:22 PM |
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Thank you, dumpbush (great name, btw) |
skygazer |
Dec-22-06 05:47 PM |
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I was for a time back around 1972... |
Blue_In_AK |
Dec-22-06 05:41 PM |
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I was homeless for 3 days; |
greiner3 |
Dec-22-06 05:47 PM |
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I have. |
LWolf |
Dec-22-06 06:13 PM |
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I have twice.. No fun at all. I lost my house the second and last time. |
LiberalArkie |
Dec-22-06 06:20 PM |
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It's not all it's cracked up to be, is it? |
skygazer |
Dec-22-06 06:26 PM |
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Closest I came was when our heat was turned off... |
InvisibleTouch |
Dec-22-06 06:48 PM |
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I'm currently homeless |
tishaLA |
Dec-22-06 06:54 PM |
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There is no shame in your situation |
skygazer |
Dec-22-06 07:12 PM |
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Hey. |
Sugar Smack |
Dec-23-06 04:52 AM |
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Na, Du... |
Karenina |
Dec-23-06 05:56 PM |
#138 |
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Merry Christmas, stargazer. |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-22-06 09:45 PM |
#132 |
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As another homeless person, I don't think any of this will change |
bobbolink |
Dec-23-06 12:34 AM |
#136 |
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I can't imagine any more powerful illustration of the power of America's |
KCabotDullesMarxIII |
Dec-24-06 02:51 PM |
#139 |
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